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APPLICATION FILED AUG.22, 1911.

1,009,234. Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

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HARVEY A. GIBBS, OF GENOA JUNCTION, WISCONSIN.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY A. GIBBS, residing at Genoa Junction, county of Val worth, and State of I Visconsin, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacle-Covers, of which the following is a full, clear, and precise specification.

My invention relates to receptacle covers,

particularly to covers for such receptacles.

as ice-cream freezers, barrels, tubs, or the like.

In a great many cases rigid covers, such as wooden or metallic covers, are very undesirable. For example, in the case of icecream freezers which are shipped or carried about in wagons for delivery, rigid wooden or metallic covers would be undesirable, as these covers would be continuously subjected to moisture, and the wooden covers would warp and the metallic covers would corrode. Such rigid covers, when removed from the receptacles, are in the way and are apt to become broken, bent or otherwise injured, and the covers soon lose their sealing qualities and will not efliciently protect the contents of the receptacles.

One of the objects of my invention is therefore to provide a cover of strong and tough flexible material, such as canvas and to provide improved means for adapting the cover to be snugly and securely held in place 011 the receptacle to effectively seal the receptacle. Such flexible covers can be packed into small space for shipment or storage, and owing to their flexibility they can be accommodated in a very small space when removed from the receptacle, and their sealing qualities will not be affected by usage or handling. In fact, they can be thrown about in most any fashion without injury thereto and without in any way destroying their effective use as a cover.

Another object is to provide an improved construction whereby the cover is reinforced at suitable places where the wear during use is apt to be greatest.

Another object is to so construct the cover that it can be permanently secured in hinge fashion to its receptacle so that the receptacle can be readily uncovered without entirely removing the cover.

Another object is to provide an improved construction for enabling the cover to be tightly and snugly securedin place over and about the mouth of the receptacle.

The construction preferably comprises a Specification of Letters Patent. Patenbgd N 21, 1911 Application filed August 22, 1911.

Serial No. 645,440.

flat top portion having the same contour as the open end of the receptacle to be covered, and a band secured along one edge to the periphery of the top portion for engaging along the sides adjacent the open end of the receptacle, the ends of the band remaining disconnected and provided with gromets for receiving cord, the receptacle being provided with a suitable fastening member for the cord, fastening of the cord serving to draw and strap the band tightly against and about the receptacle side. Another gromet is provided diametrically opposite the free ends of the band, which gromet is preferably engaged by a staple permanently secured in the receptacle, the staple and groinet forming a hinge connection for the cover.

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cover, Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the upper end of a receptacle with the cover applied thereto and showing the arrangement at the front of the cover, Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the arrangement at the rear of the cover, Fig. 4- is a sectional view taken on plane 4.4, Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing the construction at the free ends of the cover band.

The cover shown is adapted for cylindrical receptacles and comprises a circular top part 10 and a side band 11 secured along one edge 12 to the peripherv of the top part 10, the band being preferably sewed to the top part. The outer edge of the band is preferably hemmed over to prevent unraveling thereof. The ends 13 and 1% of the band over-lap a distance, and as best shown in Fig. 5, the outer corners 15 and 16 are folded back against the band and sewed thereto to form reinforced sections for gromets 17 and 18 respectively. Diametrically opposite the ends 13 and 14 the band has the reinforce section 19 formed by sewing one or more thicknesses of canvas to the band, and this reinforced section near its lower end has the gromet 20 secured thereto.

Figs. 2, 3 and a show the cover applied to a receptacle R. When the cover is applied the end sections of the top part 10 engage snugly against the upper edge of the receptacle sides, and the band 11 engages with the sides of the receptacle. The cover is preferably permanently attached to the receptacle, as by means of a staple 21 passing through the gromet 20, the staple and gromet forming a hinge connection for the cover so that when the cover is removed it will hang on the receptacle to be always available. Diametrically opposite the staple 21 a suitable fastening member such as a staple 22 is secured to the receptacle and will be below the gromets 17 and 18 in the free ends of the band. A cord can then be applied in any manner to the gromets and the staple and fastened in such manner that the band ends will be drawn together and downwardly to securely and intimately bind. or strap the band to the receptacle sides and to draw the cover 10 securely against the edge of the receptacle. As shown, a cord 23 is secured at one end to gromet 17, then passes through the staple, then through gromet 18, and then back to staple 22, to which it is securely tied. Pulling on the cord after passage through the staple and gromet 18 will cause the band to be contracted radially into secure and snug engagement with the receptacle sides, and the band will also be brought downwardly to carry the cover securely and intimately against the receptacle edge. The reinforced sections 15, 16 and 19 greatly strengthen the cover at those sections which must withstand the greatest strain and also securely hold the gromets in place.

Owing to their flexibility the covers will efficiently withstand the rough usage to which they will be subjected, and when in uncovered position will bend and fold and adapt themselves to the various conditions as the receptacles are moved about. Such flexibility will also prevent breaking thereof, and the covers, no matter 110w much they are bent or folded, can be readily straightened out and applied to the receptacles to cause efficient sealing thereof. The covers, furthermore, are not influenced by moisture. The covers can of course be made of waterproof material, such as rubber or rubber fabric, or if of canvas, they can be rendered more water-proof by painting or other treatment. Instead of having the staple 21 permanently engaging the gromet 20, this staple can be below the band and the cover hinged or secured in place by a cord passing through the staple and gromet. Instead of one gromet 20 a number of openings or gromets can be applied in various places to the band. Other modifications are also possible which would still come within the scope of the invention, and I therefore do not clesire to be limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown, and I claim the following:

1. A flexible cover for receptacles comprising a top part of flexible material having the contour of the top of the receptacle to be covered, a narrow band of flexible material extending at substantially right angles from the top part and sewed along its upper edge to the periphery of the top part, the ends of said band being adjacent each other and having their lower corners folded inwardly against the band and secured thereto to form reinforced sections, gromets in said reinforced sections, and a gromet in ends.

2. In a flexible cover for receptacles, the;

combination of a circular top part of canvas, a band of canvas sewed along its upper edge to the periphery of said top part to form with said top part a shallow cylindrical cover, the ends of said band overlapping a short ,distance at the top thereof and the lower corners of the band ends being folded back againstthe band and secured thereto to form reinforced sections, and a gromet secured in each of said reinforced sections, a section of said band diametrically opposite said band ends being reinforced and provided with another gromet.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 17th day of August, A. D., 1911.

HARVEY A. GIBBS.

Witnesses:

HARRY SIMPsoN, G120. E. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. 

